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CLEARWATER PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD
MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING
31 OCTOBER 1977
Mayor's Conference Room at City Hall
1;00 PM - 2:15 PM
PRESENT
ABSENT
Mr. Larry Reis', Chairman
Mr. Wilby F. Anderson
Mrs. Rita Garvey
Mrs. Mati1e Hendry
Mrs. Jessica M. Kerr
Mrs. Johnie Mae Moore
Mr. John Murray
Mrs. Althea Andersen, Acting Librarian
Mr. Curtis G. Barre
Mr. Joseph C. Elliott
Mr. Walter A. Krick
Mr. Albert L. Rogers
Chairman Larry Reis called the meeting to order at
1:00 PM. Mr. Murray presented his research on sources
of funding 'for the library. The following types of funding
were reported:
1. Regional resource centers: funds available to
libraries serving as regional resource centers--
a large municipality joining with smaller ones
of nearby areas. Mr. Murray will do further
research on this.
2. General revenue sharing: funds available to cities
to be used on Commission approval; Clearwater uses
their funds for Police and Fire Department salaries.
Mr. Murray will research the exact figure given to
Clearwater.
3. Local Public Works Projects': usually granted to
areas of high unemployment; this program is finished,
~o funds are no longer available.
~. Community development: usually granted to communities
"economically underpriviledged"; local area east of
U.S. Hwy.19 from Gu1f-to-Bay Blvd. to State Rd. 580
might be considered suitable for this type of funding.
5. National Endowment for the Arts: not definite; still
in the talk stage in Congress.
6. Private funding: Mr. Murray will do further research
in this area.
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Clearwater Public Library Board
Minutes of the Meeting October 31, 1977
Page 2
The policy for receipt of bequests or endowments to
the Library was discussed.
Mr. Reis reported on his views of the training facility
at Fire Station No.5 which has been studied as a 'possible
temporary branch library for east Clearwater. ,\ After visiting
the facility, Mr. Reis felt it offered a temporary answer
to service for east Clearwater residents; it has direct access
to Clearwater Mall without entering onto the main roadways;
it offers a clean and attractive facility for a branch library.
Mrs. Andersen reported that Commission action would be required
to increase the Library budget to meet the required costs
for the branch opening and operation. Mr., Anderson made a
motion as follows: For two many years we have endeavored
unsuccessfully to provide library service for residents
of east Clearwater. We feel impelled to urge the City
Commission to establish temporary library services located
in Fire Station No.5 training facility~ The use of such
facility would be provided with a minimum of costs as set
forth in the proposal submitted herewith. Motion seconded
by Mrs. Hendry and passed unanimously.
The. proposal presented by Commissioner Nunamaker at
the last Board meeting was discussed. Board members expressed
their feeling that the present library site was their first
choice. If the civic center and parking facilities complex
were funded by private capital, they would consider the
cultural center site as a second best site. Discussion
concerned the compatibility of the cultural center complex
with the library in the future, and parking available to library
patrons when activities were taking place in the civic center.
Board members agreed that they would not want to support the
proposal of Commissioner Nunamaker if the cultural center and
the library were on a referendum together. Mrs. Garvey made
a motion that the Library Board reaffirm their committment
to the present library site with the possibility that if the
cultural center complex is privately funded, they would
reconsider the location at the waterfront property south of
pierce Street as a library site. Motion seconded by Mr. Murray
and passed unanimously.
Mrs. Garvey reported that the Friends of the Clearwater
Library's petition would be prepared with the present library
site.
Meeting was adjourned at 2:15 PM.
Susan Doel, Secretary
7 November 1977